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fTlTTP A flPO rORTY FIVB CENTS A HONVB. JCJllXXll JrAvT CiO it i 1ta CIRCULATE ON BOOK 07V 79 A )VERXISEKS. MMM RETREATING FORCES RUSSIAN WOMEN DEE mm ALL EQUIPMENT mm IN BATTLE FIGHTING FOR NEW DEMOCRACY WO GERMAN INWADERS WOULD DRAFT ALL ALUED American Legion Charges To Victory; Three trilled By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Pelrograd, July 26. Russian women have laid down their lives on the battlefield of democracy.

Against the reports of traitorous retreat of some of the Russian male divisions before the Austro Germans, came word today of how the women's Legion of Death on the Vilna front fought and died in repulsing an enemy attack. For the first time in the history of the great World war, casualty reports today chronicled the cieath and injury of women in the trenches. Five women of the "Legion of Death" were killed and wounded in, this first engagement in which they were called on to resist with arms the AHA "We went over exactly at 7 a. said Lieutenant Frank H. Burr, Columbus, today, describing the action.

"Everything went splendidly. I got one Prussian guardsman myself. He lu.d a brother in San Bernardino, Cal. and could not get over his surprise there were Americans in Canadian uniform." Minard, Monroe and Winneham London, July 26. The American Legion, Canada's little guard of Am ciican boys, won their objective in the latest fighting on the Canadian front, but paid in the loss of three members.

Unofficial lists today gave the three killed as Lieutenant A. P. Minard. of Boston, Lance Corporal E. E.

Monroe, of Charleston, W. and private C. V'nneham, machine gunner, of Buffalo, N. y. I BY WEBB MILLER United Press Staff Correspondent Washington.

July 26. The United States today is negotiating with the Allies to legalize drafting many nun dreds of thousands of aliens in this country to fight under the American flag. Before the time for a second levy the necessary, abrogations of treaties and action by Congress will bring aliens under the draft law. In every of the nation an outcry against the "obvious injustice" of the present law as applied to non citizens is reaching here, jt has reach Congress. 1 The McCumber resolution draft aliens is now before the Senate com mittee.

Under this resolutions aliens may be drawn into the army or deported upon refusal to serve. The War Department has approved the resolution, but the State Depart ment has pointed out diplomatic ob structions in speqific treaties with a half dozen countries preventing drafting their citizens into the United 2 BOARDS WILL ENTER PROTEST ON DRAFT QUOTA 'f i 'if A' 9 'i. AMERICA RVSHING WAR MEASURES TO MAKE UP FOR RUSS invasion of their country. The "Legion of Death" left Pet rograd about two weeks ago, its girl members garbed in regulation army uniforms, and caps and carried packs a trifle lighter than those of the regular Russian soldiers. They entrained amid the proud tears of their families, soberly like veterans.

The girls were of Russia's best blood, of the strong stock of soni9 of the city's intellectual, financial and social leaders. Most of them were students at universities. Some, were wealthy. All pledged to "do or die" for Russia. Today Petrograd proudly realized the Russian women were capable of the supreme pacrificq of their lives for their new democracy.

Except for the women of Belgium, none have suffered so in the years past than those of Russia: Through the years of the czar's autocratic grip they were ground under foot. When the war began their men were taken for the czar's service. No word ever reached them from those who left in the Russian army's ranks. No kindly government told them of their fate. At home only the Citizens' Organizations kept many women from starvation.

The government had tjo heed for their fate. Then came the revolution and the czar swent aside and Russian womentWHHpled tor years under the iron heel of auto cracy, swept to the opportunity to fight for the defense 'of their new liberty. One other thing that gave Petrograd pride in the women fighting was that they were in action at a front where Russia's troops were vlctpr ious. They speculated on the possibility that it was this smal) unity of amazons that shamed some of the Insecure Russian men fighters intp such fierceness of purpose that the Teutonic line gave way. Great preparations were in progress today to care for the wounded girt soldiers.

It was exoeeted that those who could be moved would' be brought here. Reports from' the front spy that those who were struck by German bullets were bearing their sufferings with stoical fortitude. Petrograd, July 26. Carrying out its policy of firm depression of all dis cordant elements, the government ttf day forced surrender of an ammunition factory at Sestrorik which had beh one of the bulwarks of the counter revolution party. Cossaks armed with machine guns surrounded the building an dthe work men inside were ordered to After half an hour's 'parley "they marched out, depositing their arms with the government trbops.

Seven leaders were arrested, but the remainder were freed. Premier Kernsky is receiving tele grams from all over Russia from military and other organizations pledging full loyalty to the government and offering their services in the sternly repressive measures the government has determined upon against traitor. BHSgEM London, July 26. Russia's routed army in Galicia may have lost to the Ot rmans alj the wealth of artillery and military supplies which the Al liea concentrated for General Brusi kff's offensive. Even if Premier Ke rcnsky and his Ministry, armed with unlimited powers, succeed in stemming the rout, supplies of incalculable value have been lost.

Dispatches today served, to increase the realization here of the gigantic task undertaken by the new democracy. that of re forming apparently panic stricken, spy Infested troops wiMi a new snlrit that would imbue them to make a stand against tho ever increasing encroachment of the Teutonic armies. They told of the wild confusion with which the Russian 11th army turned tail and ran, some of it soldiers shooting down their own comrades of the artillery that they might flee on the horses attached to the gun liirfbers. Big guns were abandoned; supplies were where they lay; stores of ammunition were disregarded. Through all the story, London detected the work of the German secret agents.

"Planted" in Russian regiments, the Germans apparently waited until the offensive had attained its height with a great concentration of forces and supplies and then acted concertedly so that the greatest possible booty might fall into the hands of the Germans. Great fear was felt here today for supplies of the seventh and eighth Russian armies, also on the Galician front. The panic of fear fostered by German agents apparently had not totally unseated the reafion of these troops, but the rate of the German advance has been so rapid that it is doubtful if the two armies can save all their equipment. One encouraging feature was the loyalty of Russian and Roumanian troops in the southern Carpathians, where they have vigorously attacked the Teutonic forces. The fighting on the far northern front around Vilna, however has practically ceased.

dispatches admit instability of troops there. KEHOEOTES WRIT A special writ' of execution was directed to be issued: today by the court in the suit of John Kehoe against the Pittston City School District, to compel the defendant to pay to Kehoe $3, 510.06 due on a verdict returned in favor of the plaintiff on June 2, 11G. The court directs that the money be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury or the Hrst received iby the treasurer. TO FAGE GOURT MARTIAL St. Louis, July 26.

Frederick H. Coester, captain of Company Fifth regiment, Missouri National Guard, probably will face court martial as a result of his over anxiety to fill the ranks of his company, it he came known today Earlv this week cards signed with Coester's name were sent to men drawn for appearance in the first draft, ordering them to appear at the regiment's headquarters for examination and enlistment. Coester was ordered arrested, following investigation by the State Military Department Coester is charged with misconduct. London. July 26.

A "successful raid" southeast of Armentieres during the night wob all that Field Marshal Haig, had to report from the British front today. He said there was nothing further of special interest. AMEfilGMLING London, July 26. The American sailing ship Augustus Welt wae sunk July 21. the crew being savud, the Admiralty announced today.

io details were available. The vessel was owned bv WeH jo' of Waldobora, Maine. It was a four masted wooden sailing ship of 1222 tons built In 1889. The port registry was Boston. NOFREMlPSlNK CURING THE UST WEEK Paris, Juiy z.

mo rrencn snips were sunk by submarines In the week just past, an official statement today asserted. Six French vessels were unsuccessfully attacked, i A LAW ALLOWS DRENCHING I mii'S fclOlSY NEIGHBORS. July iDrenehtbg noisy Mil i a5aiijt Wf3 ha IT V1 Washington, July 26. A Senate vote on a national prohibition amendment v.ill ho i n'fliu1r nnvt Wednesday, according to a private anmuiriii I vltJllt MY Wtfl UI1U tli leaders today. Debate on the ntnpnrlmpnt in Kj gin Tuesday.

A part of the agreement is that the amendment must provide that unless ratified within six years by the 6 states required to put it in the constitution, it dies. It is to be piit sip to the state legislatures, and requires a two thirds majority in House and Senate. Then three fourths of the state legislatures must vote to put the amendment on the statute books. To make the amendment a part of the constitution the drys must gain eleven within the six years An important real estate transaction was completed today when Louis Schiffman, proprietor of the Boston Shoe Store, purchased the building at 34 North Main street where his business is located, from Roland B. Stevens, of Los Angeles, Cal.

The consideration was not announced. A property involved is a valuable business block, located centrally. It is a three story, brick building of imposing appearance. The shoe business of Mr. Schiffman occupies the entire ground floor and the two upper stories are given oyer to residence apartments.

Mr Schiffman is one of this city's best known business men. He came to Pittston 20 years ago and established his shoe business on North Main street. He moved to his present location in 1910. Success has attended his business endeavors in a remarkable degree, as is evidenced by the extensive purchase which has been made by Mr. Schiffman.

Roland Stevens, who sells the property, is in this city with his wife on a visit to his old home. An interesting bit of history attaches, to the building that changed hands today. It was the home of the Pittston Bank, the first financial institution established in this citv. That was away back in 1857. The bank was incorporated on May 5th of that year as a State bank, with George Sanderson as president and T.

M. Burton as cashier. The stock consisted of 500 shares of $100 each. The First National Bank was opened on July 6th, 1864, in the adjoining building on the northerly side, where Thomas Ford later conducted his office for so many years, and on Sept. lfith, 1865, the two banks were merged, moving in 1867 to the building at the corner of Main and William streets.

When the building sold today by the Stevens estate to Mr. Schiffman was occupied by the Pittston Bank it was a one story structure, but after having been abandoned as a bank and sold to C. M. Stevens, the latter added two stories. New York, July 26.

In a squalid street In New York's East Side, where the hot July sun beats down on congested, sweltering humanity, there is mourning today for the first American fighting man to be buried in France. Luis Relnhardt, sailor of the United States navy, called a dark, old fashioned tenement in that street his home. All his neighbors knew today that he is dead, drowned in falling overboard from his ship. But his mother a widow, solely dependent on him for support doesn't know it. "She's gone up into the country," said one of the neighbors today.

"Say, we're awfully sorry about Luis. He was a fine boy. It'll be a terrible blow to his mother. But nobody knows where she's gone or when she'll be back. 1 suopose we will have to tell her some time." The speaker was a woman, her face drawn with lines as she moped her perspiring brow with her apron.

A friend, passing with a bucket of beer in' his hand, passed it to her. And she vanished into the fetid, dark interior of the tenement." A little knot of dirty faced kiddies assembled. They were clad in under shirts and ragged exposing their skinny arms. One clutched a piece of ice. "Sure, we knew Luie," piped up one.

"He was a good guy an' an' he ust to let us kids wear his sailor hat sometimes." Other neighbors came, Italians arid Greeks. They talked in broken English about the sailor Who came from among them and who will be remembered in history. The East Side mourned for Lule in assembled. They were clad in under dirty street will always be: "So Luie's dead, hull. Say, hie Was a good guy, a good gvy.

STEVENS BUILDING WASS0L0T0DAYT0 LOUIS SCH1FFMAN States army. At the Italian Embassy today it was stated that diplomatic negotiations were under way to bring 150,000 Italians of military age in the United States under the provisions of the draft. At present neither the Italian nor American governments can lay hands upon them. Each of the Allied countries is expected to acquiesce in the speedy nullification of any obstructing treaties and agreements. But whether they do or do not, officials here state that other laws, superseding the treaties will be passed.

The mail of the War Department is flooded with protests from cities with large alien population. They claim that nearly every American will be taken in the first levy from certain districts witii Heavy alien population. In Chicago one fourth of the entire registration is exempt as aliens, in one district of 2,923 registrations, 2,108 and exempt as aliens, leaving only 815 from which to draw 377 soldiers. July 26. America rushed war measures today to fill the breach in the Allied hopes made by Russia's collapse and the increased submarine sinkings.

With nearly 600,000 regulars and militiamen mobilized or encamped already, contractors were speeding the cantonments for the new national army of 500,000 in October. Admiral Capps took charge of the emergency fleet construction to overtake submarine destruction. The shipping board was to meet today with Edward N. Hurley, its new chairman. Brigadier General George O.

Squler sounded the slogan of the $640,000, 000 aviation program, by declaring "we will enter Germany by the air Awaiting Secretary McAdoo's $5, 000,000,000 war budget, the Senate finance committee formally discussed raising two billions this of sum by added taxes. The Senate military and foreign relations committee were discussing a bill aimed to increase second draft for the new national army by calling upon aliens. While these steps were taken the House and Senate conferees met to discuss the food control bill whose early adoption is still threatened by persistent petty political' wrangling in both branches. AIR RAIDS FA1LT0 UPSET London, July 7. (By Mail) While bombs rained in the streets nearby and a hundred guns roared at the sky during the last big aeroplane raid, judges, counsel and witnesses in London courts went right along with the dull job of boiling down evidence into justice.

Rose Witten, a pretty girl of seventeen, stayed in the witness box in one court gave her evidence in a little louder tone to be heard above the bombs. "You need not continue if you are frightened," said the judge to Miss Witten. "I'm not ifrlfhtened," she replied. Let's go on with the story." Before continuing the case the justice appealed to all in the court room to "die like Englishmen," if they must die. In Justice Darling's court the roar was deafening but court didn't adjourn for a moment.

While the raid was at its worst he turned to the counsel and said: "The raid seems to be over. Let us go on with the case till they come back." In the Chancery Court, Justice Ast bury interrupted to say: "I am told there is a raid going on. If you look out the windows you may see the aeroplanes." "Not interested," said a witness. LOCAL APPLI MARRIAGE LICENSE HELD UP A Pittston couple. Rose Pulcker, aged 15 years, and Joseph Pagnate, aged 25 years, appeared at the office of the marriage license clerk at the court house this morning and applied for a license to marry.

On account Of an order having been issued recently by Judge Freas, of the Orphans' Court, that all applications for the marriage of persons under 16 years of age must be referred to him, 'the license could not be granted. The marriage license clerk will confer with the Judge in regard to the case. The order of cpurt was issued on account of a minor having seculed a marriage license: recently by having a woman friend Impersonate her knottier. v.ere killed by shell fire. Several of the leuion were wound eC.

NEXT DRAFT CALL WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT OCT. FIRST Chicago, July 26. Senator Lewis said today that the next call for men for the new army would be made about Oct. 1. Lewis, as Democratic whip, is credited with inside information.

As to the national guard now under training, Lewis said it would be in France by January 1. Lewis today visited Fort Sheridan. He will return to Washington immediately. Tl ACQUITTAL OF WIFE San Francisco. July 26.

A demand for the immediate re trial of Tom MoOney on charge of murder in connection with the preparedness parade dynamiting will be made at once by the defense attorneys as the result of the acquittal of Ills wife, Mrs. Rena Mooney of a similar charge late yes terday. Attorney Maxwell MeNutt, chief de fense counsel in the Rena Mooney trial just closed today declared that the failure of the state's case had demonstrated the futility of further effort to connect Mooney with the outrage which killed ten persons and injured forty on July 27, 1910. Mrs. Mooney.

overjoyed with the verdict, made preparations today to leave the cell which she has occupied for a year. business Washington, July 26. The Russian embassy, on Sixteenth street, near Scott circle, has been convened Into a big office building by Boris Bakh metieff, the new Russian ambassador. The former stronghold of Romanoff diplomacy and magnificence has been turned into a great business office for the transaction of the American share of the new republic's business. The library, where once the clinking of tea cups could heard, will become a warshop for the new envoy and the clatter of the typewriters will supersede the cups.

There is even a new office boy to greet visitors, thejugh the same messenger now rushes names in to officials and guarantees audiences within ten minutes. An hour's wait was nothing at all under the qjd system. There is a police detail on duty at the embassy, but this is more or less of a formality. It was said at the embassy today that none of the embassy Ftaff would make their home in the building. IN GREEK PARLIAMENT Athens, July 26.

Premier Veni zelos reappeared in Parliament today, the first time since the establishment of the new regime in Greece. The Premier personally read the convocation assembling the chamber. WESTCHKSTER WOMEN COtLECT FOOD CARDS. West Chester, July 26. The 30,000 women in Chester county through aelr commupnity movement today are carrying out their first task as a unit of the v.omens council of national defense bv circulating and collecting the Hoover conservation cards now being signed, by all women lb show they are back of the nservatlon Before another day elapses.

Pittston will have joined with Nanticoke, Ply mouth ana other Liuzerne county draft exemption districts in a demand upon Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh for a revision of the draft quotas for these districts. The request is based upon the be I let', which prevails in all sections of tne county except in Wilkesbarre, that tbe enlistments in the National Guard and the regular army from districts outside or Wilkesbarre City have been credited to Wilkesbarre, resulting in the complete exemption of the county seat, although the other districts in the county, were called upon for considerable quotas. The quotas are supposed to be in inverse ratio to the enlistments from the different districts. If an exemption district has sent many of its sons in ithe regulars or guard, its draft quota is correspondingly light and "idee versa.

When the quotas were announced, it was that Wilkesbarre had been exempted from the draft entirely but the other 11 districts of the county were called upon for quotas. The suspicion developed at into the conviction that the adjutant gen eral's department had credited all enlistments in the county to Wilkesbarre and the other districts received no benefit for enlistments, which would have cut down the draft quota. AH we want is fair ulay." said Sheriff Buss, chairman of the First (Pittston) exemption district, this af ternoon. "If the enlistments from Pittston have 'been credited to Wiikes Barre, we want such revision made as vill give Pittston the proper credit and a corresponding reduction in the num ber of our young men who are called for service. Pittston responded nobly to the call for volunteers and it is on ly fair that due credit be given our cjmmunity.

Other members of Ex emption Boards Nos. 1 and 2 echoed this sentiment. This afternoon a communication to the adjutant general was being fram ed and will be rushed to Harrisburg. I', asks that an investigation be made to determine if enlistments from District No. 1 were properly credited and requests a proper revision of the draft quota if they were not.

A similar re quest will be mailed from District No. 2, which includes, the West Side towns, Avoca and Duryea, tomorrow. If there is no immediate compliance with the request, a public meeting will be held to frame a community pro test. Exemption boards were confident they would receive the Msi of Hrst call men today and when they did not the belief grew that the lists were being held up in order that it might first be determined if the enlistments in ques tion had been properly credited. Wilkesbarre papers protest that the county seat was allowed only the number of enlistments by its citizens and that it was exempted because of a higher percentage of enlistments than in the other districts.

This opinion is confined entirely to Wilkesbarre, at present. The legal firm of Attorneys Ander son. Parke Mahon today offered its service as notaries public to the Dis trict Nos. 1 and 2 boards, volunteering to take gratuitously whatever affidavits may be necessary for the boards to make or for any man who may be drafted in these districts. The boards' accepted the offer with thanks.

IN RIOTS AT CHESTER Chester, July 26. Another white man was wounded today following last night's race riots here which resulted in the wounding of four men and the arrest of 50 others. While police believe the trouble has been quelled, they are investigating rumors that a young negro has been burned to death as a result of the il! feeling. LI AFTER NIGHT OF RIOTS Springfield, July 26. Following a night of riots in which one man was shot and two painfully injured by missiles thrown by the rioters, Springfield's street car service resumed today with only one third of its cars in transit.

The riots were the result of 150 carmen walking out on strike last evening when the railway company refused tbe demands for union recogni ALUED FORCES DRIVEN BACK ON TWO BATTLE LINES By WILLIAM P. SIMMS, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) With the British armies in, the Field, July 26. Retirement of British forces on a small front east of Cheny was forced early today by obliteration of Tommy trenches by German shell fire and an attack bv about 4oo Germans, armed with flame throwers. This was the only spot on the British fro it where there was infantry activity except in raids. The' artillery fire, however, was intense in many sectors.

Today it appeared that the coast sector was likely to rival Lens as the storm center for the German shells. Nieuport in this section was bombarded from 10 o'clock last night until 5 this morning with projectiles of all calibres The shower as in continuation of several previous night's bombardments. In the air today both sides were also very busy. Fighting between squadrons on both sides was frequent. Paris, July 26.

Suffering terrible losses, German troops nevertheless succeeded in a desperate attack last night in occupying part of first line Flench trenches east of Hurtebise to south of La Bovelle. The official statement the attack was in great force. The German assault was over approximately a three mile front, in the tame sector which has been battered unceasingly and unavailinely by th? Crown Prince for the last week. The French here hold the dominating positions on the Chemin des Dames. CKtfflgo, July 26.

The hotel Bis marck has been having labor troubles. Early today a bomb explosion shook the hotel and other nearby buildings sent a flock of chorus girls and others into the hotel lobbies and into the streets. Union waiters deny the ex plosion was caused by members of their ranks. The police are makiag an investiga tion. AWARD KD CONTRACT IXK NATIONAL GUARD CAMP.

Washington, Julv 26. Lindgren and of San Francisco have ln awarded the contract for the National Guard camp for Palo Alto, SUM SEIZES ALL II Bangkok, Slam, July 26 Slam seized all Austro German steamers in her harbors today, the first step after her rupture with the central powers. Every ship was found damaged, mostly by Internal explosions. 411' Mala 'enemy alteitf will tie ln terofcd and 4)1 butlnem firms In which Teutufwerf coacerQed, WW vPjf SHAKES CHI AGO HOTEL RETAINS COiiflll 1 London, July 26. Confidence tht A Russia's armies will find ttiiv.nsulves soon, was expressed today M.

told berg, one of the group of Russian. JM c'alist workmen here to invite British Socialists to a Stockholm conference. Xi 'i "There have been some mutiny and there have been some $le nen'ts in the army," he said. "Hoy I ever, we have millions of soldiers; and I believe the majority of these are to he depended upon to defend what the revolution has won." Havana, July 26. The mystery at.

the disappearance of Ruth Armstrong, Youngstown, and Los Angeles school teacher, was still unsolved today. Police ascertained that tfce young girl who on Tuesday escaped from, an automobile in a suburb was not tiie Armstrong girl, although sejr erai persons thought she answered the missing girl's description. PEJVNSY GUARDING PROPEKfV. Philadelphia, July 2t.rAn fd tlonal force of several hundred 4 gyes and twwkwBlgert to fcs, rideU, othejp jw i fafidon hose Ms ftft'n'jfoYVaiud Read tbV Gaje 'Oat trn.